The Portland daily press., 1887-11-21
PERSONAL.

Hon. Ira H. Foss of Saco was in the city
| Saturday.
Hon. William w. Thomas and Mrs. Thomas
arrived in New York from Europe Friday
morning.
Prof C. C. Rounds, Principal of the State
| Normal School, Plymouth. N. H.. aud Miss
| X. Z. Rounds are at the st. Julian Hotel.
| 1t is understood that a strong effort is
| being made to secure Col Jasper Hutchings
as counsel for the defence in the Stain
| Cromwell case.
| Mr.. W. w. Burnham has been in the city
the past week looking after the toboggan
! slide, which he proposes to put in good con-
| dition for the winter season.
Jabez NJ. Stevens, the blacksmith, claims
to have worked longer at the forge than any
other man in Maine, having worked at 1T
| steadily since October, 1881.
Rev. G. ]. Clark of Deering, Presiding
Elder of the Augusta district, made his quar-
Wednesday. In the evening he gave an adj
dress on church work.
Hon. S. s. Marble of Wadoboro and ii. ID.
Marble of Wilton made six weeks hunting
trip this fall. During the time they were in
camp on Kennebago stream, and found game
in abundance. They brought back bundle
| of nice bear skins and six fine beavers.
| Miss Helen A. Shafer, M. A., Professor OF
| Mathematics at Wellesley College, has been
| appointed by the trustees acting president OF
| the college, She will enter the position at
the close of the present term, upon the re-
| tirement of President Alice e. Freeman.
Hon c. e. Purinton, representative
during the last session Of the Legislature
| from Bowdoinham, and his wife, left for
California last Tuesday, where he will spend
the winter. Mr.. Purinton has been obliged
to seek milder climate. he being in poor
health.
| Rev. w. III. McAllister, of the Methodist
church in Dover, is seriously i'll with pneu-
monia He was called to Baltimore by the
sickness of his mother, making a hasty' trip,
and on his return over-exerted himself to
| keep previous engagements, all of which
| tended to break him down.
Gilbert Heal of Danforth will be 100 years
old on the 9th of February next. He is still
| in possession of all his faculties. being even
| able to read without glasses. Several times
this season he rode out to bis sons farm, a
distance of four miles. He is pensioner of
| the war of 1872.
Mr.. Fred Z. Sanborn, the well known bag
| gage master on the Maine Central railroad,
will be married next Tuesday to Miss Hop
| kins of Bangor Their many friends will
| wish them many years of happiness. Mr..
Sanborn is son of Mr.. d. w. Sanborn,
| Superintendent of the Eastern Division Of
the Boston & Maine railroad.
The Hon. Frank Jones of Portsmouth,
| N. H., has been for several days at the home
| of friend in Brewer, Maine, where, it is
said, he is recuperating his health, seriously
affected by the excitement and work during
tire bitter railroad war at Concord 1t is
| said that Mr.. Jones has oyertaxed his
powers, and realizing it, has left all business,
and has placed himself in strict retirement.
Mrs. H. b. Hutchinson of Saco will be SO
| years old next December. She is the Oldest
member Of the Cults Avenue Free Baptist
Sunday school, and probably the Oldest Sun
| day school scholar in the two cities. She is
quite feeble in body. but active in mind. She
| is intensely interested in MISSIONS as her
| frequent and liberal gifts abundantly tes-
tify.
Capt. L. c. Bisbee of Minneapolis, Mimi.
who for many months was companion Of
Lieut.. NJ. C. Wadsworth of Gardiner in
Libby prison during the rebellion, arrived in
Gardiner last Tuesday evening on a brief
visit. He came all the way from his West
ern home to see few comrades whose ac-
quaintance he made during the war who
resided in the East. He received a most
hearty welcome